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Summary: ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO READ
Review: A number of years ago, a friend gave me this book..a going away present. Finally I read it. Now I regret not doing so much sooner. This is a wonderful, lighthearted read and sparks my faith that the art of writing short stories has been not lost. I must admit to being a Buffett fan, not a fanatic, but never-the-less, a fan. These stories just add spice to listening to his music. Mr. Buffett certainly has talent. His writing certainly show cases his free spirit and attitude. Wish there were more like him around. I would highly recommend this one for anyone looking for a good time reading and recommend it to anyone searching for a good bit of writing thrown in. Trust me, you will enjoy this one.
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Summary: Excellence.
Review: A phenomenal book from an extraordinary storyteller. I've read this book dozens of times and never get tired of it. Buffett delivers everything his ParrotHeads have come to love in his music: Adventure, Comedy, Love, Folly. Just an amazing collection...
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Summary: Fun for Parrotheads
Review: As a Buffett fan, I had to read this book. The short stories were entertaining - all the more enjoyable if you are familiar with his songs. As one would expect from Jimmy Buffett, sailing and Caribbean adventure punctuate the book, which was fun - but quite frankly the same devices got a little old after awhile. Many characters seemed to be cut from the same cloth (no matter what the story), and the plot lines were uniformly simple. Buffett is a fine musician and songwriter - but he leaves something to be desired as a writer.
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Summary: All abord for Margaritaville
Review: Buff must have used some of Mark Twain's wonders to pull off this masterpiece. Broken up into several stories, this book takes you on journeys that you couldn't possible go on in real life. My favorite one involves a cowboy, Tully Mars, who crosses the United States with his horse in a search for the life he has always dreamed about. In the typical Buffett fashion, the stories in his books coexist with the stories in his songs. Not a Parrot Head?...well Tales from Margaritaville will give you your feathers. Already a Parrot Head?...then this is your ticket to Margaritaville.Phins Up!!!
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Summary: All abord for Margaritaville
Review: Buff must have used some of Mark Twain's wonders to pull off this masterpiece. Broken up into several stories, this book takes you on journeys that you couldn't possible go on in real life. My favorite one involves a cowboy, Tully Mars, who crosses the United States with his horse in a search for the life he has always dreamed about. In the typical Buffett fashion, the stories in his books coexist with the stories in his songs. Not a Parrot Head?...well Tales from Margaritaville will give you your feathers. Already a Parrot Head?...then this is your ticket to Margaritaville. Phins Up!!!
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Summary: One of a kind vaction!
Review: Buffet takes you from Paris to New Orleans in his stories and introduces you to characters you'll never forget! He does a great a job of sending you on vaction without you ever leaving your most relaxing spot. He makes you fall in love, scares ya to death and makes you think about your dreams. Tales from Margaritaville is for the perfect Parrothead and dreamer!
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Summary: An unexpected surprise
Review: I didn't know what to think of Jimmy moving to the arena of literature, but after rolling along through his quirky characters and his own outrageous tales I see that the manana attitude is possible across the board.
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Summary: Timeless
Review: I have owned this book since I was a Junior in High school which was nine years ago. I still read the book about once every six months. I recently spent some time in Missouri with nothing else ot do and read it twice while there. The stories find a way of taking its reader along for the ride. Also after reading this and Where Is Joe Merchant back to back I realized all the crossovers in it. I have been getting the info ready and plan on trying to teach a English course at East Tennessee State University in the next year about Jimmy's writings.
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Summary: Its the best book ever!
Review: I loved every story, my favorite was pascagoula run, after reading it i listened to the song and couldn't believe how it was just like the story. Jimmy has had these stories and songs stuck in his head for years cuz some of those stories were in his off to see the lizard album. i am very impressed, i wish i had a creative mind like jimmy.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I read this book after A Pirate Looks at 50, which I loved; so maybe I was expecting too much. His story lines were somewhat interesting, but his characters were so stereotypically one dimensional I just couldn't care what happened to them. The book seemed amateurish, and I don't think it was worth the time it took to read.
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